Psalms 56

1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” A Miktam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for men are hounding me; all day they press their attack.

Kwa mtsogoleri wa mayimbidwe. Potsata mayimbidwe a “Njiwa pa Mtengo wa Thundu wa Kutali.” Mikitamu ya Davide, pamene Afilisti anamugwira ku Gati. Mundichitire chifundo Inu Mulungu, pakuti anthu akundithamangitsa kwambiri; tsiku lonse akundithira nkhondo.

2 My enemies pursue me all day long, for many proudly assail me.

Ondinyoza akundithamangitsa tsiku lonse, ambiri akumenyana nane monyada.

3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.

Ndikachita mantha ndimadalira Inu.

4 In God, whose word I praise— in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Mwa Mulungu, amene mawu ake ine ndimatamanda, mwa Mulungu ine ndimadaliramo; sindidzachita mantha. Kodi munthu amene amafa angandichite chiyani?

5 All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.

Tsiku lonse amatembenuza mawu anga; nthawi zonse amakonza zondivulaza.

6 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.

Iwo amakambirana, amandibisalira, amayangʼanitsitsa mayendedwe anga ndipo amakhala ndi chidwi chofuna kuchotsa moyo wanga.

7 In spite of such sin, will they escape? In Your anger, O God, cast down the nations.

Musalole konse kuti athawe; mu mkwiyo wanu Mulungu mugwetse mitundu ya anthu.

8 You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?

Mulembe za kulira kwanga, mulembe chiwerengero cha misozi yanga mʼbuku lanu. Kodi zimenezi sizinalembedwe mʼbuku lanulo?

9 Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.

Adani anga adzabwerera mʼmbuyo pamene ndidzalirira kwa Inu. Pamenepo ndidzadziwa kuti Mulungu ali ku mbali yanga.

10 In God, whose word I praise, in the LORD, whose word I praise,

Mwa Mulungu amene mawu ake ndimawatamanda, mwa Yehova amene mawu ake ndimawatamanda,

11 in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

mwa Mulungu ine ndimadalira ndipo sindidzachita mantha. Kodi munthu angandichite chiyani?

12 Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.

Ndiyenera kuchita zomwe ndinalumbira kwa Mulungu; ndidzapereka nsembe zanga zachiyamiko kwa inu.

13 For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

Pakuti mwawombola moyo wanga ku imfa ndi mapazi anga kuti ndingagwe, kuti ndiyende pamaso pa Mulungu mʼkuwala kwa moyo.